May 03, 2016

Syrian regime may soon extend unilateral truce to Aleppo

BBC News reports Russia's foreign minister says a unilateral truce declared by the Syrian military could be extended to the city of Aleppo "in the next few hours." Sergei Lavrov said Russia was working with the UN and US to include Aleppo in the "regime of calm" that has covered Damascus and Latakia since Saturday. But Lavrov warned that rebels would have to leave areas where allied jihadist militants were being targeted. More than 250 people have been killed in Aleppo in the past 10 days.